GHAPP 2026 Conference | Agenda
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
ALL DAY ARRIVALS AND ATTENDEE REGISTRATION
*GHAPP events will take place on Level 1 of the hotel. Workshops will take place on Level 4.
7:00 AM – 9:00 PM PT
Attendee Registration (California 7/8 Foyer- Level 1)*
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM PT
Breakfast (California 3)*
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
9:00 AM –11:00 AM PT
NIT Boot Camp (non-CME) (Adriatic)*
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
IBD Boot Camp (General GI APP) (California 4)
9:00 AM – 6:30 PM PT
Exhibitor Registration (California 7/8 Foyer- Level 1)*
9:00 AM –6:00 PM PT
Exhibitor Setup*
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Registration: California 7/8 Foyer- Level 1*
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Setup Exhibit Hall: California 1*
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Lunch (California 3 Pre-Function Area)*
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
12:15 PM –1:45 PM PT
IBS-C Boot Camp (non-CME) (California 3)*
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
12:15 PM – 2:15 PM PT
Inpatient Summit GI & Hepatology (California 4)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT
EOE Boot Camp (non-CME) (California 3)*
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
Cholestatic Boot Camp (California 4)
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
Posters & Prosecco (California 1)*
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
Exhibit Hall Hours (California 1)*
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
Exhibits/Welcome Reception (California 1)*
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
7:15 AM – 8;45 AM PT
IBD Boot Camp (Advanced) (California 4)
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM PT
Motility Boot Camp (Adriatic)
7:45 AM – 8:30 AM PT
Workshop Session Block 1: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
(Live Oak 1-2, Sweet Bay 1-2, Sycamore, Fern Pine 1-2, Honey Locust, White Alder 1)
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PT
Exhibits/Breakfast (California 1)*
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM PT
Exhibit Hall Hours (California 1)*
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
PLENARY SESSION
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT
Plenary Session - Opening: GHAPP Welcome
Patrick Horne, MSN, APRN
(California 2)
POTPOURRI GI
10:00 AM – 12:20 PM PT
Plenary Session Block I
(California 2)
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM PT
Artificial Intelligence in GI: Hype, Help, or the Future?
Sarah Enslin, PA-C
Plenary Session
(California 2)
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM PT
What's New with GLP-1's?
Kelly Smeester, MMS, RD, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM PT
Bloating - A Case Study Approach
Kayla Stoick, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM PT
Barrett's Esophagus - Clinical Practice Updates
Kathleen Ferrell, DMSc, PA-C
Plenary Session
(California 2)
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM PT
C. diff Again?! Managing Recurrence with Confidence
Natalie Mul, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM PT
Identifying and Managing Alcohol Use Disorder in the GI Clinic
Whitney Steinmetz, DNP, FNP-BC
Plenary Session
(California 2)
12:00 PM –12:20 PM PT
Q&A Session
Plenary Session
(California 2)
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM PT
Exhibits/Lunch (California 1)*
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
GI QUALITY OF LIFE
1:20 PM – 3:00 PM PT
Plenary Session Block II
(California 2)
1:20 PM – 1:40 PM PT
The DGBI Conversation - It's Not In Your Head
Kristina Skarbinski, NP
Plenary Session
(California 2)
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Vomiting - It's All Coming Up
Amy Ladewski, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM PT
Tight, Weak, or Uncoordinated? When to Call Pelvic Floor PT
Smita Mehta, PT
Plenary Session
(California 2)
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM PT
Loose Ends: A Practical Approach to Chronic Diarrhea
Gabriella McCarty, DNP, MSN, NP-C
Plenary Session
(California 2)
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM PT
Q&A Session
Plenary Session
(California 2)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM PT
Exhibits/ PM Break
(California 1)*
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PT
Innovations in IBD: Understanding and Applying IL-23 Inhibition in Practice
(California 4)
GENERAL HEPATOLOGY
3:30 PM – 5:05 PM PT
Plenary Session Block III
(California 2)
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM PT
Incidental Finding of Steatosis: When to Worry, When to Watch
Katherine Meneses, NP
Plenary Session
(California 2)
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM PT
When the LFTs Won't Behave - Advanced Management of Elevations
Punam Punja, PA-C, MMS
Plenary Session
(California 2)
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM PT
Hepatitis B- Road to Functional Cure
HoChong Gilles, DNP, FNP-BC, AF-AASLD
Plenary Session
(California 2)
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM PT
Don’t Miss the Window: Timing Matters in Liver Transplant Referral
Sarah Dawkins, MSN, FNP-C, RN
Plenary Session
(California 2)
4:50 PM – 5:05 PM PT
Q&A Session
Plenary Session
(California 2)
5:15 PM – 6:00 PM PT
Workshop Session Block 2: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
(Live Oak 1-2, Sweet Bay 1-2, Sycamore, Fern Pine 1-2, Honey Locust, White Alder 1)
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Networking Reception (California Lawn)*
SATURDAY, October 3
7:15 AM –8:00 AM PT
Workshop Session Block 3: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
(Live Oak 1-2, Sweet Bay 1-2, Sycamore, Fern Pine 1-2, Honey Locust, White Alder 1)
8:00 AM –8:45 AM PT
Workshop Session Block 4: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
(Live Oak 1-2, Sweet Bay 1-2, Sycamore, Fern Pine 1-2, Honey Locust, White Alder 1)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PT
Exhibits/Breakfast (California 1)*
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT
Exhibit Hall Hours (California 1)*
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
PLENARY SESSION
9:40 AM – 9:50 AM PT
Plenary Session - Opening: GHAPP Day 2 Welcome
(California 2)
9:50 AM – 10:00 AM PT
APP of the Year Award
(California 2)
IBD
10:00 AM – 11:40 AM PT
Plenary Session Block IV
(California 2)
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM PT
Updated IBD Guidelines
Angelina Collins, MSN, ANP-BC
Plenary Session
(California 2)
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM PT
Mild Crohns
Janette Villalon, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM PT
EIM Joint Manifestations
Jamie Brogan, APRN
Plenary Session
(California 2)
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM PT
From Flare to Follow Up
Marita Kametas, MSN
Plenary Session
(California 2)
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM PT
Q&A Session
Plenary Session
(California 2)
Complications of Advanced Staged Liver Disease
10:00 AM – 11:40 AM PT
Plenary Session Block V
(California 4)
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM PT
Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension
Shannon Todd, PA
Plenary Session
(California 4)
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM PT
"Keep Calm, Liver On"
Edith Johannes, NP
Plenary Session
(California 4)
10:50 AM – 11:10 AM PT
HRS & HPS
Erin Colantuono, NP
Plenary Session
(California 4)
11:10 AM – 11:25 AM PT
Advanced Liver Case Study / Roundtable Treatment Discussion
Panel
Plenary Session
(California 4)
11:25 AM – 11:40 AM PT
Q&A Session
Plenary Session
(California 4)
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM PT
Exhibits/Lunch (California 1)*
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (California 3)*
PANCREAS/HEPATOBILIARY
12:40 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Plenary Session Block VI
(California 2)
12:40 PM – 12:55 PM PT
MASH Treatment
Scott Springer, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
12:55 PM – 1:10 PM PT
Pancreatic Cancer Screening: Insights from Current Research
Sarah Enslin, PA-C
Plenary Session
(California 2)
1:10 PM – 1:25 PM PT
Advanced Endoscopy
Lauren Gaffny, PA
Plenary Session
(California 2)
1:25 PM – 1:40 PM PT
HCC and Cholangiocarcinoma
Cecily Kulsick, DNP, AGPCNP-BC
Plenary Session
(California 2)
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM PT
Q&A Session
Plenary Session
(California 2)
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT
Industry Sponsored Product Theater (Adriatic)*
2:00 PM PT
Exhibits Teardown (California 1)*
2:45 PM PT
Adjournment
*Non-accredited sessions
**Agenda subject to change
Jointly provided by the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and Gastroenterology & Hepatology Advanced Practice Providers.
Supported by an educational grant from Alfasigma, Exact Sciences Corporation, Genentech, GSK, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Mirum Pharmaceuticals & Salix Pharmaceuticals.
